Omar Started Staying Out All Night When He Was Just

question 13

Multiple Choice

Omar started staying out all night when he was just 12-years-old. After that he began leaving school midday. He enjoys destroying things and frequently sets objects on fire. Just last week, he mugged a woman walking down the street and stole her purse. Omar is illustrating criteria for ______.

• A) anxiety
• B) suicide ideation
• C) post-traumatic stress disorder
• D) conduct disorder

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Definitions:

Null Hypotheses

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship exists between certain characteristics of a population or data set.

Research Hypotheses

Statements made for a study that predicts a relationship between variables, to be tested through research.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and its corresponding population parameter, arising purely by chance because the sample is not a perfect representation of the population.

Nondirectional Research Hypothesis

A hypothesis suggesting a correlation between variables without defining the nature of their interaction.